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Question 1

Useful theories are founded on both speculation and scientific evidence

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Question 2

The word personality comes from the Latin persona, meaning a mask or facade

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Question 3

Personality refers mostly to those characteristics that a person projects to the rest of the world

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Question 4

The terms theory and hypothesis are synonymous

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Question 5

Philosophy is a broader term than theory

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Question 6

The terms theory and educated guess are used interchangeably by scientists

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Question 7

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of knowledge

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Question 8

Science is the branch of study concerned with observation and classification of data and with the verification of general laws

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Question 9

Theories should be viewed as impractical but interesting speculations

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Question 10

Theory is a broader term than hypothesis

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Question 11

Taxonomies are dynamic and generate a multitude of hypotheses

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Question 12

A useful theory should generate multiple hypotheses

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Question 13

A cyclic relationship should exist between theory and observation

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Question 14

The psychology of science studies personal traits of personality theorists

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Question 15

A useful theory of personality should be falsifiable.

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Question 16

Personality theorists should avoid being influenced by their own personalities and backgrounds.

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Question 17

The psychology of science investigates ways in which personal characteristics of scientists influence scientific theory and research.

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Question 18

The value of a theory rests mostly on the personal characteristics of the theorist who developed it.

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Question 19

If a theory is falsifiable, it has been proven false

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Question 20

Personality tests may be reliable yet lack validity.

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